Despite an Allahabad High Court order in 2003, district officials in Lakhimpur Kheri have failed to relocate inhabitants of Surma village to an alternative site.
In a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently, wildlife activist Kaushelendra Singh of 'Tiger and Terrain Society' has made a plea for expediting the relocation of the village located in the core area of the park
Surma, with a population of nearly 4000 people, is occupying more than 500 acres of land within the park. Conservationists are also worried that the village is serving as a base for poachers and internationals gangs carrying out illicit trade in animal parts.
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